argument. If the writer’s essay is based on emotions or feelings‚ or if the rational thought is flawed (and therefore not rational)‚ the argument loses its strength. Below is a list of logical errors commonly made by students in argumentative essays: Hasty Generalization: Jumping to conclusions. All required university courses are boring. Solution: Avoid words like "everybody"‚ "all"‚ and "nothing"‚ and qualify statements. Oversimplification: Severe reduction of choices‚ sometimes limited to an either
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there are just some things that you need to find out yourself. If our leaders do everything for us we would not be able to do anything on our own without some help. You did also have a couple of fallacies in your article which are‚ hasty generalization and slippery slope. Hasty generalization was used because you assumed that only successful people will only have children. As you stated “ Additionally‚ successful people will be be more likely to attract a sexual partner and reproduce which is another
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one another.” Martin argues that increasing informality of dress‚ lack of communication and mean-spiritedness all contribute to this behavior. She targets certain age groups communicating that “this is obvious to anyone over the age of thirty.” A hasty generalization of younger people is apparent here. The issue displays a stereotypical attack on all younger people of this generation‚ labeling them all the same. A vague authority was used by associating a prominent Ipso/Reid poll to support her argument
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In his op-ed piece “America’s mixed messages to foreigners at the gate‚” published in the Seattle Times in 2004‚ Ruben Navarrette‚ Jr dives into a topic prevalent if not more so in the fourteen years that have passed since this article’s publication. Navarrette criticizes the message broadcasted to those who immigrate to America and specifically from Latin America illegally: “Come legally‚ or don’t come at all.” He not only retorts in his op-ed piece how oxymoronic this message comes across by providing
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gains in the weight room. Mike Tanier argues how protein powder turns into “expensive urine”. I would have to disagree from that statement due to my own experiences with protein powder. One type of argument that sticks out to me is that he uses hasty generalization in this article. Tanier claims that all supplements are too good to be true. He points out how protein powder is useless so that means every other supplement is useless and is just
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Social OrderAccording to the social order model‚ society is given a set of rules to regulate people behaviors and prevent anomie or "normlessness." Society serves the interests of all sharing‚ a strong set of norms and values‚ though not being able to adhere to these cause people to feel out of place. Most people accept this hierarchy as long as they see the system is fair. However‚ it is not fair‚ and this in turn becomes visible when it comes to occupations. Young people do not apply to specific
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Stereotyping People We Don’t Know PHI 103: Informal Logic Instructor: Anthony Biduck February 18‚ 2013 According to the Dictionary of Psychology‚ a stereotype is “...a fixed‚ over generalized belief about a particular group or class of people” (Cardwell‚ 1996). A good example of stereotyping is anytime a person groups races or individuals together and makes judgments about them‚ without even knowing them. Stereotypes are often confused with prejudices‚ because they are both based
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the minimum wage so that workers aren’t exploited. Reply-Nonsense‚ you only say that because you can’t find a good job. - Generalization - An informal fallacy; reaching an inductive generalization based on insufficient evidence and making a hasty conclusion. Ex.) I once knew a guy who killed his dog because he thought he could gain special powers this way. The same guy also watched a lot of fantasy cartoons. Therefore cartoons will make you kill your dog. - Appeal to Flattery - Flattery
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Reflection Paper By Nina Bianca Cadena As the summer class started last April 21st‚ I thought that the class will be so boring because of the 3 hour class per subject. And the fact that it is just a short term class‚ like it was just a month; I couldn’t imagine how they will make it more advance for us to finish the designated topics and deadlines. And as expected for this another kind of English subject‚ which is the English 101 I prepared myself already for possible long essays and paper
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killer in the United States. Cola drinks should be outlawed. Before reaching valid conclusions‚ you would have to study a much larger sample to compare causes of cancer and that in fact cola drinks is the cause of cancer. This will be a Hasty Generalization.- Hasty generalization e. If mutual-fund guru Peter Lynch recommends this investment‚ I think we ought to buy it. Even if mutual-fund guru Peter Lynch recommends this investment‚ it is not wise to buy it unless you have done your own research
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